The gender approach in community AIDS projects in Mozambique: agreement and disagreement between government and civil society

Villela, Wilza Vieira; Barber-Madden, Rosemary

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“…Scaling up effective sexual and reproductive health programmes and interventions is essential to reducing HIV risk, early pregnancy, and other negative outcomes for girls and young women. Research has shown that sexuality and fertility decisions are often rooted in prevailing gender norms and that failure adequately to contextualise sexual and reproductive health interventions can hinder programme success and scale-up (Villela and Barber-Madden 2009;Gibbs 2016;Stoebenau et al 2016). For example, programmes promoting the delay of sexual debut may seem responsive to local norms that place value on girls' virginity, but research has shown that girls and women in some contexts believe sexual partnerships provide a spectrum of indirect benefits and that motherhood may also confer social status and rewards, effectively undercutting both traditional norms and programme goals (Grant 2006;Bandali 2011;Graham 2016;Parkes et al 2016).…”

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Exploring intersections of localised gender norms and unanticipated effects of a sexual and reproductive health intervention: implications of respect and being a “good girl” in Zambézia Province, Mozambique

Lenzi

Packer

Ridgeway

et al. 2018

Culture, Health & Sexuality

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Exploring intersections of localised gender norms and unanticipated effects of a sexual and reproductive health intervention: implications of respect and being a “good girl” in Zambézia Province, Mozambique

Lenzi

Packer

Ridgeway

et al. 2018

Culture, Health & Sexuality

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“…Algo similar ocurre con el trabajo propuesto por George (2007), quien demuestra que, al enfatizar el género desde su expresión particular y localizada, este se puede desfigurar y reproducir desigualdades sociales, ya que las relaciones de poder desiguales no se limitan al hombre y a la mujer. En este sentido, diversos estudios demuestran que la participación de las mujeres en proyectos no es sinónimo de empoderamiento colectivo ni personal e indican que en el ámbito económico por ejemplo, los proyectos no generan ingresos significativos y producen empleos de forma escasa; esto hace necesario que los proyectos se enfoquen en fomentar un desarrollo que promueva transformaciones en sus participantes permitiendo una mejora en su posición en la sociedad y al interior de las familias (Riaño Marín & Okali, 2008;Villela & Barber-Madden, 2009). En esta misma línea, se plantea que un enfoque integracionista puede ser poderoso si se aplica de la forma correcta, pues implicaría tener en cuenta las opiniones y percepciones de la comunidad a la hora de formular y evaluar los proyectos para que este se ajuste al contexto cultural y social en el cual se planea desarrollar e incluya las relaciones de género existentes en la comunidad (Zachariassen, 2012).…”

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“…Es importante aclarar que en muchos de estos trabajos se ha abordado el análisis de caso, realizado principalmente en economías emergentes que han incorporado, algunos de forma exitosa, la perspectiva de género (Celle de Bowman, 2000;Vázquez García, 2001;Martínez Corona, 2003;Beall & Todes, 2004;Hochfeld & Bassadien, 2007;Villela & Barber-Madden, 2009;DeJaeghere & Pellowski Wiger, 2013;De la Cerda Lobato y Sánchez López, 2017).…”

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Planificación y evaluación de proyectos desde la perspectiva de género: una revisión bibliográfica

García¹,

Gutiérrez

2021

rev.colomb.cienc.soc

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Ante el requerimiento realizado por Kofi Annan en 1998 de examinar las implicaciones para mujeres y hombres en las intervenciones públicas, la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (cepal) realiza la primera investigación sobre la incorporación de la perspectiva de género en proyectos; veintiún años después, la investigación en esta área no ha crecido de forma significativa. En este trabajo se hace una revisión bibliográfica sobre la perspectiva de género en la evaluación socioeconómica de proyectos públicos y privados (setenta y dos trabajos entre 1998 a 2018). Los principales hallazgos demuestran: (a) existe la necesidad de crear nuevos métodos de medición, ya que los indicadores existentes no son suficientes para evaluar el enfoque de género en los proyectos; (b) para lograr una integración adecuada del enfoque de género se hace necesaria la reconfiguración de las iniciativas actuales de género, en medio del surgimiento de los nuevos conceptos de desarrollo; y (c) se evidencia una clara falla al momento de analizar la pobreza con relación al género en los proyectos, ya que esta se aborda desde un enfoque exclusivamente económico, sin tener en cuenta aspectos multidimensionales.

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“…Lack of economic development, poor health service and social infrastructure, low gross national income per capita (US$340 in 2006) and fragile living conditions affect the rapid increase in rate of HIV infection. In addition, strong cultural norms and gender barriers often result in women being more vulnerable in this country (Passador, 2009;Villela and Barber-Madden, 2009). Young women from the middle classes were more capable in sexual negotiation because they have fewer sexual partners, are more likely to use condoms, seem willing to challenge gender norms and are more assertive than those in the working classes (Machel, 2001).…”

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Reduction of Health-Related Risks Among Female Commercial Sex Workers: Learning From Their Life and Working Experiences

Ohnishi

Notiço

2011

Health Care for Women International

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We performed this study to determine both positive and negative impacts on the health of sex workers working on the street. We conducted this study using key informant and focus group interviews in bars and streets in Mozambique. The interviewed sex workers were aware about the risks and protection against sexually transmitted infections, and consistently used condoms. Most suffered from harmful behaviour, including violence and assault by both customers and other commercial sex workers. We found that sex workers' own skills and knowledge acquired through experience could potentially be developed into life skills that could save and protect their lives. In some countries in southern Africa, the population aged between 15 and 49 has an HIV infection prevalence rate of more than 30%. Furthermore, among young people aged 15 to 24 years old in the countries of southern Africa, women have a 3.6 times higher rate of HIV infection than men (UNAIDS, 2008) as women are anatomically more susceptible to HIV infection than men. However, in some cases, this is also due to the involvement of women in the sex industry, rape, and sexual violence, which are linked to vulnerability to infection and social factors, such as poverty and gender inequity (Rekart, 2005). This has also resulted in an increase in the number of families headed by children-usually the eldest brother or sister (UNICEF, 2003). Due to economic difficulties, the girls in these families often engage in commercial sex work to sustain the other siblings (Lindblade et al., 2003).People engaged in the commercial sex trade work face difficulties in receiving public support or assistance. Sex workers, including women trafficked for the commercial sex trade, also experience a number of physical and psychological health risks (Stewart and Gajic-Veljanoski, 2005). Sex trafficked women and girls are vulnerable to HIV infection (Silverman et al., 2006), and coinfection with HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (Silverman et al., 2008). A number of campaigns to raise awareness and to help in the prevention, treatment, care and support of sex workers regarding HIV/AIDS have been conducted around the world (Willis and Levy, 2002). However, the results were insufficient, and several problems remain to be resolved, such as chronic poverty and issues related to human rights (Huda, 2006).Thailand and a number of other countries have implemented successful programmes for the promotion and prevention of HIV/AIDS among sex workers (Nelson et al., 1996;Ford and Koetsawang, 1999). However, the countries of southern Africa have not been able to achieve significant changes because of differences in economic and social conditions, and the extremely high prevalence of HIV infection in this region (UNAIDS, 2008). Effective intervention for people at risk of HIV infection, such as sex workers, is urgently needed in this region in general and in Mozambique in particular. Thus, a number of difficulties remain to be overcome in Mozambique. We consider it is important to imp...

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The gender approach in community AIDS projects in Mozambique: agreement and disagreement between government and civil society

Abstract: The gender approach in community AIDS projects in Mozambique: agreement and disagreement between government and civil society

Cited by 6 publications

References 4 publications

Exploring intersections of localised gender norms and unanticipated effects of a sexual and reproductive health intervention: implications of respect and being a “good girl” in Zambézia Province, Mozambique

Exploring intersections of localised gender norms and unanticipated effects of a sexual and reproductive health intervention: implications of respect and being a “good girl” in Zambézia Province, Mozambique

Planificación y evaluación de proyectos desde la perspectiva de género: una revisión bibliográfica

Reduction of Health-Related Risks Among Female Commercial Sex Workers: Learning From Their Life and Working Experiences

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